Safety-seal for newspapers.



PATENTED MAR. '7, 1905.

E. GIEJEAN. SAFETY SEAL EOE NEWSPAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1902.

No. teasers.

NTTED STATES Patented March '7, 1905.

PATENT OEETCE.

SAFETY-'SEAL FOP? NEWSPAPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,205, dated March 7,1905.

Application filed November 13, 1902. Serial No. 131,213.

To all whom. 731 muy con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE CiRJnAN, mannfacturer, a citizen of theRepublic of France, and a resldent of 3l Rue St. Georges, Paris, France,have invented a Safety-Seal for Newspapers, of which the following' is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to new safety devices used for sealingnewspapers, pamphlets, magazines, books, and the like in order toprevent the intermediate agents from returning to the adlfninistrations,printers, or publishers as unsold the papers, pamphlets, magazines, orbooks which have been already opened and vread by people to whom theywere originally' sold, and, further, to prevent their resale.

These devices essentially consist of a small strip of any shape and anysuitable metal or of paper, parchment, cardboard, leather,cloth,Celluloid, or any other material which can be either torn or broken oreven distorted. This strip is folded up in order to fasten or secure theleaves of the newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, or books. According tothis arrangement any person wishing to open the paper, book, or the likemust tear the paper bound under the seal or tear or break the latter. Ifthe seal or seals are no longer inviolate, the said papers, pamphlets,or magazines cannot be returned as unsold.

rlhe seal (shown as being unfolded, Fig. l, and secured in position,Figs. 2, 3, 4:, and 5) is fastened upon the publication by means of aclip of metal wire. It consists of a strip a a, of paper having theshape shown in Fig. 1 or of any other suitable material and size, thisseal being folded according' to line i2 3 in order to turn both partsfr, u, down upon each of the two faces of the publication. One of theseparts is provided near its end with a perforated line 1, interrupted inthe middle by a full part of the same width as the metal staple 5, thelatter consisting' of a metal wire bent twice, so that the parallel armsthereof will be at a suitable distance from another to pass through theholes 6 and 7, limiting' the central full part amidst the perforatedline. An

oblong' notch 8 of suitable size has been formed at a suitable distancefrom the edge of the publication in view of the passage of staple Thetwo arms of the staple entering the holes 6 and 7 are let into the notchor recess 8 and pass through the other portion of the seal provided withtwo holes 9 and l() at the same distance as the holes 6 and 7. The freeends thereof are then brought down upon the said face. 1n order toremove the seal when it is desired to open the book, it is onlynecessary to tear ofi' by following' the perforated line. The part ofthe strip and the staple beingI no longer maintained upon this side canbe easily removed from the other side with the seal itself.

For the purpose of utilizing the seal a wrapper for sending' I give toone of its ends, preferably the end 1Q, the required width to allow toeasily write thereon the address of the person to whom the paper or thelike is sent and also a rectangular or any other appropriate shape. Fig.5 shows a seal applied and used in this manner.

1. The combination of a newspaper having a hole in it, and a safety-sealtherefor, consisting of a strip of paper folded on the two faces of saidnewspaper, a metallic staple connecting the two opposing parts of saidpaper strip, and passingl through said hole in said newspaper,substantially as described.

2. The combination of a newspaper having a hole in it, and a safety-sealtherefor. con-" sisting of a strip of paper folded on the two faces ofsaid newspaper, a metallic staple connecting the two opposing parts ofsaid paper strip, and passing through said hole in said newspaper, and aseries of transverse holes within one bent part of the said paper strip,substantially as described.

3. The combination of a newspaper havingI a hole in it, and asafety-seal therefor con# sisting of a strip of paper folded on the twofaces of said newspaper, a metallic staple'connecting the two opposingparts of said paper strip, and passing' through said hole in saidnewspaper, one part of said strip being of a form such that a name andaddress may be written on it, while the other has a series of transverseholes, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twoWitnesses.

. VEUGENE UH'IJEAN. Vitnesses:

HENRI BLoUIN, Louis PiivoniNL

